The Bourne AcademyLeAF Studio

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bournemouth.

Summary of the comparison

The Bourne Academy and LeAF Studio are secondary schools in Bournemouth.

  • The Bourne Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and LeAF Studio scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). LeAF Studio is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bourne Academy was judged Good and LeAF Studio was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for The Bourne Academy and 42.4 for LeAF Studio.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Bourne Academy (44.1 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at LeAF Studio (44.1 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bourne Academy versus LeAF Studio compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthThe Bourne AcademyBournemouthLeAF StudioEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 17th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Studio schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 13-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll946 460
Capacity1,050 500
LocationBournemouth, BH10 5HS Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
GCSE results
Attainment 844.2 Stronger figure42.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.6% Stronger figure30.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.0% 67.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.2% Stronger figure11.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.76 Stronger figure3.44 4.09
Cohort156 78
A-level results
A-level entries47 5
A-level average points24.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points25.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects4.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census946 460
Free school meals (ever 6)37.7% 23.4%
English as an additional language9.0% 3.5%
SEN support21.4% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan8.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 9.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.8% Stronger figure30.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Bourne Academy

LeAF Studio

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